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I use mine for a plex server.

I don't need to transcode + I need something I can leave on that draws little power.

I have a powerful rig, but the one time I get to turn it off is when I'd need the media server lol.

There's a lot of scenarios where power usage comes into play.

These clusters don't make much sense to me though.



That’s insane, drawing very little power from an always on server is a solved problem.


What's your idea of very little power, though?

I know for many who run SBCs (RK3588, Pi, etc.), very little is 1-2W idle, which is almost nothing (and doesn't even need a heatsink if you can stand some throttling from time to time).

Most of the Intel Mini PCs (which are about the same price, with a little more performance) idle at 4-6W, or more.


Not to mention there's more cost, effort, and energy effective compute from old laptops.

Unless you have a robot body for your potential RPi, don't buy one.


how many can run on batteries?

it's nice to take it on road trips / into hotels.

can't really imagine hauling a server around.

we probably have different definitions of "very little power".


> it's nice to take it on road trips / into hotels.

> can't really imagine hauling a server around.

These two sentences contradict each other.


How?

I can fit a raspberry pi and external ssd in my pocket.

I cannot do that for a server.

I could use a laptop, but simply plugging in a firestick to the hotel tv or a projector when camping is nicer.




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